Gender stereotypes are well-documented in the medical field, but today’s practitioners are leaving them in the past. At this year’s Pittsburgh Heart Ball, hosted by… Read more
Category: cardiovascular health
A ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Cardiac Care
UPMC leaders and staff recently celebrated the opening of the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute at UPMC Mercy. Located in the UPMC Mercy Professional Building,… Read more
Precision Measurement of Single Cell Forces Provides Window to Study Aortic Disease
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Virginia Tech have developed a technique to study the complex and dynamic mechanical interactions between… Read more
UPMC-Managed ISMETT Expands Sicilian Hospital, Celebrates 20th Anniversary
ISMETT, a leading transplant center managed by UPMC in Palermo, Sicily, has recently expanded to offer more high-specialty services to children and adults. The new additions bring ISMETT’s… Read more
North Carolina Students Learn About Perfusion at Procirca
Twenty students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) who are enrolled in University of Pittsburgh engineering professor Dr. Harvey Borovetz’s distance… Read more